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HR 5649 113th Congress House

United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act

Official title: To promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations Human Rights Council, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationIsrael
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 Latest action September 18, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act - Provides that until the Secretary of State makes a specified certification to Congress: (1) the Secretary shall withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution to UNHRC, and (3) the United States shall not run for a UNHRC seat.

Directs the Secretary to withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for: (1) the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and (2) any other U.N. Special Procedures used to display bias against the United States or Israel or to provide support for any member state which is subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions, under a Security Council-mandated human rights investigation, has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, or is a country of particular concern for religious freedom.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3155 Related bill United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2013
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DeSantis, Ron
· Sep 18, 2014
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 18, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· Sep 18, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5649: United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5649/
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"H.R. 5649: United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5649/.
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